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Into Mischief earns fifth consecutive General Sire title

Into Mischief continued to dominate the North American General Sire list in 2023, earning his fifth title in a row... Read More

G1 winner & multimillionaire Zandon retires to Spendthrift

G1 winner Zandon was one of the fastest performers of 2023 according to Ragozin with a 4 3/4 fig | Coady photo Zandon, the Grade 1 winner and earner of $2,200,000, has been retired from racing and has arrived at Spendthrift Farm where he will take up stud… Read More
Zandon | 2022 Blue Grass S. (G1) at Keeneland | Coady photo

Champion Forte arrives at Spendthrift, will stand for $50,000 S&N in 2024

Forte becomes the first Champion 2-Year-Old to retire to Spendthrift in over 40 years since Seattle Slew, Affirmed and Lord Avie | Coady photo Champion Forte has been retired from racing and has arrived at Spendthrift Farm where he will take up stud duty in 2024. His introductory… Read More

Arabian Lion, G1 winner by Justify, retires to Spendthrift

Arabian Lion is the first G1 winner by Triple Crown winner Justify to retire to stud | NYRA photo Leading 3-year-old Arabian Lion, who became Justify’s first Grade 1 winner after capturing this year’s Woody Stephens S. (G1) at Belmont, has been retired from racing and will enter… Read More

Spendthrift sets early-bird fees on leading first-crop sires

Vino Rosso had colts place in the Breeders’ Futurity-G1, Champagne-G1 and American Pharoah-G1 over the weekend | Equisport photo Spendthrift Farm has set early-bird stud fees for the 2024 breeding season for Maximus Mischief, Mitole, Vino Rosso and Omaha Beach, who currently occupy the first, second, third and… Read More

Zandon kicks clear late for impressive Woodward S. (G2) win

Zandon, who will join the Spendthrift Farm stallion roster in 2024, scored one of the biggest victories in his career Sunday at Aqueduct... Read More
Zandon winning the 2023 Woodward S. (G2) at Aqueduct - NYRA photo

Spendthrift announces 2024 stallion roster & fees

Into Mischief is on his way to a fifth consecutive Leading General Sire title in 2023 | Equisport photo Spendthrift Farm has announced stud fees for its roster of 26 stallions set to stand at the Lexington-based farm for the upcoming 2024 breeding season, led again by North… Read More

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Taiba, 3-time G1 winner by Gun Runner, retires, available for inspection

Taiba retires as Gun Runner’s only 3-time Grade 1-winning son to date | Benoit photo Zedan Racing Stables’ Taiba, winner of the Santa Anita Derby (G1), Pennsylvania Derby (G1) and Malibu Stakes (G1) as a 3-year-old a year ago, has been retired from racing and taken up residency… Read More

Authentic kicks off Keenlend Book 3 with $875,000 session topper

Authentic's First-Crop star power was on display once again Saturday at Keeneland when a colt by the Spendthrift stallion topped the session at $875,000... Read More
Authentic's Sept. 16 session topper at Keeneland - Keeneland photo

G1 winners Taiba, Zandon & Arabian Lion to stand at Spendthrift in 2024

Spendthrift Farm has announced it will be adding Grade 1 winners Taiba, Zandon and Arabian Lion to its stallion roster for the 2024 breeding season. “We are really excited to be bringing in three new stallion prospects of the caliber of Taiba, Arabian Lion and Zandon for the 2024… Read More

Vekoma colt climbs to $775,000 Saturday at Keeneland

First-Crop sire Vekoma had the second-highest price of the Saturday session at Keeneland when hip No. 1498 sold for $775,000... Read More